Signors of one-third to thomas scott brooke



(No Model.)

LE ROY B. THOMSON 8: W. BURKE.

BICYCLE REST.

No. 560,178. Patented May 12, 1896.

INVENTOR$ WITNESSES nynammuwummrmwnc Lil UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LE ROY B. THOMSO). AND IVALTER BURKE, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, AS- SIGXORSOF ONETHIRD TO THOMAS SCOTT BROOKE, OF SAME PLACE.

BICYCLE-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 560,178, dated May 12,1896.

Application filed September 19,1895. Serial No. 562,996. (No model.)

To to whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, LE ROY B. THOMSON and IVALTEP. BURKE, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Portland, Multnomah county, and State ofOregon, have invented a new and useful Attachable Bicycle-Rest, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings as a part hereof.

The object of our invention is to provide a supporter or rest forbicycles which may be attached to any machine and then will be allowedto remain on the machine, the rider being enabled to manipulate ourdevice so as to drop the foot thereof when wishing to stand his bicycleand to raise the foot again when proceeding with his ride.

Our device for this purpose is very simple, as will be seen from theaccompanying drawings.

In the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates an elevation of a bicycle with ourrest attached thereto. Fig. 2 shows one of our rests. Fig. 3 is apartial vertical section of the same. Fig. 4: illustrates theadjustability of the springclamps by means of which our invention isattached to the frame of a bicycle. Fig. 5 is an end view, partially insection, on the line as w of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a view of the lower partof our rest, showing the operation of the foot thereof. Fig. 7 isapartial section of the same parts on alarger scale for the purpose ofshowing the arrangements of the adjustable foot mechanism. Fig. 8 inperspective and 9 in transverse section show' the shoe of the brake forholding the front wheel of a bicycle provided with our device whilebeing supported by the same, and Figs. 10 and 11 are details which willbe more fully described in the body of this specification.

Referring now to the letters, our invention consists of atube A,provided with two swivelelamps l) c, mounted on plates 6, which arepivotall y adjustable in the vertically-extending grooves (Z, so thatour device may be attached to bicycles of different sizes. Theswivel-clamps, when properly adjusted, are each fixed in place by twosetscrews f, and the two ends of such clamps are tightened over theframe of the bicycle by means of ordinary nut-bolts g.

The supporting device of our invention consists of a sliding cylindricalblock (or piece of tube) it, contained in the hollow standard or tube A,and such block h is fastened to a half-round plate 3' by means of screws11 i, projecting through such plate and the vertically-extending slotsk, and such plate j being provided with a ring or other finger-piecewhereby to move the same up or down, and with it the supporting deviceP, attached thereto. From the base of said sliding block it extend twostrong flat springs m m, provided with inverted tips m which areinserted in the grooves '17. and press upon the upper ends of the outermembers or feet of the supporting device P. The feet 0 o and the braceso and 0 of the supporting device P are all made of half-round tubing,and the same are hinged as shown, the braces o and o folding into thesaid feet as the latter are drawn upon into the hollow standard A. Theinterior ends of the braces are weighted from the hinge to w, so that asthe supporting device is lowered the said braces will, by dropping,assist the action of the springs m m in opening out the feet. The upperends of the feet are tapered, so as to ofier no resistance when drawn upinto the hollow standard A, to facilitate which still further we haveprovided the funnel a" at the base of said tube or standard A.

5 (see Fig. 8) represents a brake consisting of ashoe withslightly-concaved surface for engaging and holding the front wheel ofthe machine after the supporting device P has been dropped.

The manipulating of our invention is very simple. Supposing the sameproperly attached to a bicycle, the rider before mounting takes hold ofthe ring Z and lifts the supporting device P. At the end of his ride hetakes hold of the ring Z again and drops said supporting device,bringing the brake 8 against the front wheel, for the purpose described.It may also be well to provide a spring-latch T, operating in the styleof a trunk-lock, for locking the supporting device down and preventingany one without the proper key from lifting the same again. The base ofthe feet may be provided with rubber tips, as indicated in Fig. 3 by au.

I11 Fig. 10 we have illustrated means for steadying the feet of oursupporting device when the latter has been dropped. This we accomplishby providing the ends of the base of the funnel 0' with half-round studs.2 and the feet 0' 0 with depressions .e" for such studs .2 to fit into.It may be necessary also to provide some means for retaining thesupporting device P in place when lifted, so that the same will not bedropped by the vibrations of the machine While traveling. For thispurpose we provide, as illustrated in Fig. 11, a rib a a on the hollowstandard A at the point where the platej will reach when the feet arelifted as far as they will go, and to cooperate with such rib a a weprovide the said plate with semiannular depressions l) b, fitting oversuch rib a a, and thus by lifting the supporting device and bringing thedepressions I) Z) over the rib a a the feet of our rest will be heldagainst dropping while ridmg.

Having described our inventiomwe claim- 1. In a bicycle-rest, thecombination of a tube, a block sliding in said tube, springjaws securedthereon, and pivoted legs hav ing extensions above their pivots adaptedto be grasped by said spring-jaws to open said legs, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a bicycle-rest, the combination of a tube, a block slidingtherein, spring-jaws secured on said block, pivoted legs havingextensions above their pivots adapted to be grasped by said spring-jawsto open said legs, and a brace pivoted 011 the legs below the pivot ofthe latter, substantially as de scribed.

3. In a bicycle-rest, the combination of a tube, a block slidingtherein, spring-jaws secured on said block, pivoted legs havingextensions above their pivots adapted to be grasped by said spring-jawsto open said legs, and a sectional hinged brace folding within saidlegs, substantially as described.

In testimonywhereof we have hereunto set our signatures, in the presenceof two witnesses, this (3th day of August, 1805.

LE ROY l3. THOMSON. IVALTER BURKE. Vituesses:

THOMAS Scorr BROOKE,

lno. W. HAZEN.

